Hang onto your hats — it was another busy month for all things crime and justice related in Kitsap County. From black and white cop cars to ferry disasters on TV to jail expansion (pictured), you’ll find it all below.
Feb. 28
$986,000 Deal – Crime Rate Is Falling, But Jail Booms
Bucking the national trend of ballooning prison populations, the
Kitsap County jail is opening its unused cell blocks to the state s
corrections system and keeping more locals locked up as well.
Feb. 27
Arrest in Halloween Robbery Case Made
Detectives arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the
Halloween night robbery of a Winslow area drug store Monday after
picking up the suspect on unrelated drug charges.
Feb. 24
Kitsap Deputy Breaks Hand During SK Arrest Scuffle
A Kitsap County sheriff s deputy is recovering from surgery after
his hand was broken during a struggle with a 41-year-old Tacoma man
in South Kitsap who resisted arrest, according to the Kitsap County
Sheriff s Office.
Feb. 23
Traffic Stop Leads to Fugitive’s Capture
Failure to use a turn signal led to a chase and the eventual arrest
of a South Kitsap man who has been on the run from federal law
enforcement and local authorities since last August, according to
Kitsap County Sheriff s Office reports.
released: 02/23/2007
Feb. 22
Charges Filed in Theft of Vicodin
A South Kitsap man was charged Wednesday in connection with a
break-in at an East Bremerton pharmacy in which about 1,000 Vicodin
pills were stolen, according to Kitsap County prosecutors.
Feb. 21
It Was a ‘Dumb Idea,’ Accused Teen Says
The explosion was powerful enough to propel metal bits of an
exploded mailbox across a street and against a window of a home
that had children inside.
Feb. 15
Ferry ‘Disaster’ Continues on TV’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
A TV promo showing a state ferry “looking like it had been blown
up,” piqued the interest of Bainbridge Island resident Chip
Gibbons.
Feb. 9
Spate of Vandalism Hits South Kitsap
6:44 p.m., Thu., Feb. 8, 2007 A rash of vandalism, mostly in the
form of tire slashings, was reported by about 25 South Kitsap
residents between Tuesday and Thursday, according to the Kitsap
County Sheriff’s Office.
Feb. 8
2 Suspects Arrested in Alleged Robbery at Bremerton Home
An alleged home-invasion-style robbery late Tuesday at an East 14th
Street home ended with the arrests of two men, according to the
Bremerton Police Department.
Feb. 5
Bremerton’s Cop Shop Now Under One Rooftop
In their new location, all Bremerton Police personnel will work
together for the first time.
Feb. 2
The Blues Go Back to Black and White
As cars rumble by Tracyton Boulevard on Thursday morning, Joe
Hedstrom steadies his radar gun and aims it at approaching
motorists.
Feb. 1
Former Bremerton Woman Won’t Be Tried for Letting 2 Sons Starve to
Death
Charges have been dropped against a former Bremerton woman accused
of allowing two of her infant children to starve to death while she
was heavily intoxicated.
SK Woman’s Hair Set on Fire in ‘Surreal’ Seattle Attack
A South Kitsap woman endured a scary and bizarre experience in
downtown Seattle on Wednesday when an unknown man doused her and a
coworker in lighter fluid and set the pairs heads on fire.
